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Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball
Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball
Founded	1968
University	Ohio State University
Athletic director	Ross Bjork
Head coach	Kevin Burch (4th season)
Conference	MIVA
Location	Columbus, Ohio
Home arena	Covelli Center (capacity: 3,700)
Nickname	Buckeyes
Colors	Scarlet and Gray;
AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion
	2011, 2016, 2017
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
	1977, 2000
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champion
	1969, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champion
	1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball is one of the 18 men's varsity teams at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The team is coached by Kevin Burch, who is in his first season as head coach. The Buckeyes are a charter member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), which they have been competing in since their founding in 1968. The team has won 27 regular season MIVA titles, 17 tournament titles and three NCAA men's volleyball tournament titles. They currently host their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus.

Arena

The Buckeyes play their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus. They began playing at the arena in 2020, after having spent more than 50 season at St. John Arena. Their first match at the Covelli Center was played on January 4, 2020, against North Greenville University, which they won 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–19). The game was attended by 1,169 fans.^[1]

Ohio State will play host to the NCAA men's volleyball tournament in 2021 at the Covelli Center. They previously hosted the tournament in 1978, 1983, 1997, 2007, and 2017 in St. John Arena.

Seasons

1969: In only their second year, the Buckeyes finished a perfect 24–0, claiming their first conference title.
1975: Ohio State made their first NCAA Tournament appearance after going 19–2. They lost to UCLA in four sets before beating Yale to claim third place.
1977: The Buckeyes finally made the NCAA Tournament Finals by defeating Pepperdine in four sets. They went on to fall to USC to claim National Runner-up.
2011: After 16 previous attempts, the Buckeyes finally claimed their first National Title by defeating Penn State and UC Santa Barbara.
2016: By winning three games, the Buckeyes won their second title. They defeated George Mason, UCLA, and BYU. Miles Johnson was named the Most Outstanding Player for the tournament.
2017: In front of a home crowd, the Buckeyes won their second straight, and third overall National Championship. They defeated Hawaii and BYU in the tournament. Nicolas Szerszen was named Most Outstanding Player.

Yearly records

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Karl Dunlap (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1968–1971)
1968	Karl Dunlap	17–6		3rd
1969	Karl Dunlap	24–0	10–0	1st
1970	Karl Dunlap	16–2	8–2	2nd
1971	Karl Dunlap	17–7–1	5–5	3rd
Karl Dunlap:		74–15–1	23–7
Doug Beal (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1972–1974)
1972	Doug Beal	20–3	11–1	1st
1973	Doug Beal	16–5		3rd
1974	Doug Beal	16–7	9–3	3rd
Doug Beal:		52–15	20–4
Taras Liskevych (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1975–1976)
1975	Taras Liskevych	21–3		1st	NCAA Tournament Third Place
1976	Taras Liskevych	16–5		1st	NCAA Tournament Third Place
Taras Liskevych:		45–7
Suguru Furuichi (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1977–1978)
1977	Suguru Furuichi	28–4	12–0	1st	NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1978	Suguru Furuichi	32–3	12–0	1st	NCAA Tournament Third Place
Suguru Furuichi:		60–7	24–0
Doug Tegtmeier (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1979–1979)
1979	Doug Tegtmeier	26–11	12–2	2nd
Doug Tegtmeier:		26–11	12–2
Bob Yoder (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1980–1981)
1980	Bob Yoder	30–5		2nd	NCAA Tournament Third Place
1981	Bob Yoder	29–5		1st	NCAA Tournament Fourth Place
Bob Yoder:		59–10
Jim Smoot (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1982–1984)
1982	Jim Smoot	30–8	5–1	1st	NCAA Tournament Fourth Place
1983	Jim Smoot	28–11–2	8–0	1st	NCAA Tournament Third Place
1984	Jim Smoot	25–8	5–1	2nd
Jim Smoot:		83–27–2	18–2
Pete Hanson (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1985–2019)
1985	Pete Hanson	16–13	4–2	2nd
1986	Pete Hanson	25–15		1st	NCAA Tournament Fourth Place
1987	Pete Hanson	18–21		1st	NCAA Tournament Fourth Place
1988	Pete Hanson	23–12	4–2	2nd
1989	Pete Hanson	11–19	3–3	3rd
1990	Pete Hanson	8–24	2–4	3rd
1991	Pete Hanson	16–12	3–3	t-2nd
1992	Pete Hanson	12–18	2–4	3rd
1993	Pete Hanson	28–10	5–1	t-1st	NCAA Tournament Fourth Place
1994	Pete Hanson	20–13	6–4	3rd
1995	Pete Hanson	18–12	10–2	t-1st
1996	Pete Hanson	23–7	12–2	t-1st
1997	Pete Hanson	19–9	10–6	4th
1998	Pete Hanson	25–2	10–0	1st
1999	Pete Hanson	21–6	12–2	t-1st
2000	Pete Hanson	25–4	13–1	1st	NCAA Tournament Runner-up
2001	Pete Hanson	22–6	13–3	2nd	NCAA Tournament Semifinals
2002	Pete Hanson	21–9	13–3	3rd
2003	Pete Hanson	18–10	13–3	t-3rd
2004	Pete Hanson	21–9	13–3	1st
2005	Pete Hanson	24–8	14–2	2nd	NCAA Tournament Semifinals
2006	Pete Hanson	20–12	7–5	4th
2007	Pete Hanson	23–4	10–2	1st
2008	Pete Hanson	20–8	11–1	1st	NCAA Tournament Semifinals
2009	Pete Hanson	16–11	9–1	1st	NCAA Tournament Semifinals
2010	Pete Hanson	22–8	11–1	1st	NCAA Tournament Semifinals
2011	Pete Hanson	26–6	11–1	1st	NCAA Tournament Champions
2012	Pete Hanson	21–9	9–3	t-1st
2013	Pete Hanson	19–8	9–5	t-3rd
2014	Pete Hanson	11–16	6–8	5th
2015	Pete Hanson	22–9	11–5	3rd
2016	Pete Hanson	31–2	15–1	1st	NCAA Tournament Champions
2017	Pete Hanson	32–2	16–0	1st	NCAA Tournament Champions
2018	Pete Hanson	25–6	11–3	t-1st	NCAA Tournament Semifinals
2019	Pete Hanson	10–19	5–9	t-6th
Pete Hanson:		712–359	300–95
Kevin Burch (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (2020–present)
2020	Kevin Burch	11–8	2–5	7th
2021	Kevin Burch	9–10	8–6	t-4th
2022	Kevin Burch	13–14	7–7	t-4th
2023	Kevin Burch	22–9	11–3	t-1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
Kevin Burch:		55–41	28–21
Total:		1,166–492–3
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Coaches


No.	Coach	Seasons	Record	MIVA Titles	MIVA Tourney	NCAA Apps	NCAA Titles
1	Karl Dunlap	1968–1971	74–15–1 (.828)	1	1	0	0
2	Doug Beal	1972–1974	52–15–0 (.776)	1	0	0	0
3	Taras Liskevych	1975–1976	45–7–0 (.885)	2	0	2	0
4	Suguru Furuichi	1977–1978	60–7–0 (.896)	2	0	2	0
5	Doug Tegtmeier	1979	26–11–0 (.702)	0	0	0	0
6	Bob Yoder	1980–1981	59–10–0 (.855)	1	1	2	0
7	Jim Smoot	1982–1984	83–27–2 (.750)	2	2	2	0
8	Pete Hanson	1985–2019	712–359–0 (.665)	18	13	15	3
9	Kevin Burch	2020–present	43–35–0 (.551)	0	0	0	0